Picture This...

  • You're a teacher -

    A new student from Afghanistan joins your class, mid-semester. He’s never been to school before, nor does he speak English. Your task: make him feel at home.

  • The endless lesson planning begins -

    You scramble for online resources while grappling with understanding his background, language, and the trauma he's endured. Amidst countless Western-based pictorial books online, nothing feels relatable for the new student.

  • Back to the clipart -

    It looks like another late night of desperate copying / pasting of clipart and stock photos. There’s got to be something better than generic vector art and posed stock images of multicultural children...

What if there was a book with cartoons reflecting his own culture, in his own language?

Enter our Picture Dictionary:

Afghan Picture Dictionary for Afghan refugees coming to the USA.

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My Picture Dictionary | Afghan Version (2023)

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We produce tailored picture-based materials to help a refugee feel "seen" in their new country.

We design our books to:

  • Provide familiarity & belonging for refugees

  • Preserve ethnic minority language & culture

  • Foster cross-cultural learning for newcomers and welcomers

Not sure where to start?

Start with our #1 bestseller Picture Dictionary - the perfect Welcome Gift for new arrivals!

Various versions available for different communities.

Picture Dictionaries

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"Highly recommend to other school districts...

Nice quality picture dictionaries which are wonderful for supporting our new arrivals from Afghanistan. The illustrations and tasks are lovely and very inclusive; also representative of the community!"

- Educator, USA

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